Towards a second republic : Irish politics after the celtic tiger / Peadar Kirby and Mary P. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirby, Peadar.

Contributor:

Murphy, Mary, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Ireland--21st century.

Economics.

Ireland--Economic conditions--21st century.

Ireland.

Ireland--Economic policy--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, c2011.

Summary:

Analyses Ireland's economics, politics and society, drawing lessons from its cycles of boom and bust.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Tables, Figures and Boxes

Glossary of Irish Political Terms and Political Titles

Abbreviations

Preface

1. Introduction: Ireland and the Future of Capitalism

Approach and Contents of this Book

A Failure of Capitalism?

Ireland's Boom-Bust Cycles

Part I - The Irish State

2. Irish Politics

Political Institutions

A Centralised State with a Localised Electoral System

Political Culture

Political Parties

Fianna Fáil Dominance

Gender: PLUS ÇA CHANGE

Social Partnership: Co-opting Dissent

The Public Sphere: Ideas in a Populist State

Northern Ireland

Conclusion: An Argument for a Second Republic

3. The Irish State Bureaucracy

The Colonial Legacy

The Department of Finance

The Traditional Political Culture of the Irish Civil Service

The Changing Role of the Civil Service

Devolution and Developments in Local Government Reform

Northern Ireland Bureaucracies

Power, Policy-making Capacity and Implementation

Conclusion: Power Elites and Cosy Consensus

Part II - The Celtic Tiger Model

4. Managing the Irish Boom

Phases of the Celtic Tiger

Ideology Undermines the Boom

Developments in Northern Ireland: Towards an 'All-Island' Economy?

Options for the Irish Model

Conclusion: Mismanaging Ireland's Boom

5. The Losers

Ireland in International Comparison

Reviewing Past Trends in Poverty and Inequality

Who Loses Most?

Housing

Spatial Inequalities

Conclusion: Power and Inequality

6. The Winners

How Much Wealth and How Many Wealthy?

Members of the Elite and Golden Circles

Corruption

How Policy Promoted Wealth Accumulation

Conclusion: Elites and Power

Part III - International Context

7. The European Union

Ireland in the European Community

Ambiguous Impacts.

Conclusion: Ireland in Europe - Towards a New Model?

8. Reykjavik and Beyond

Ireland and Globalisation

Small States: Dealing with Vulnerabilities

Latin America: Avoiding Collapse

Ireland and Iceland: A Revealing Comparison

Other Cases: Finland, New Zealand, Spain

Conclusion: Lessons Learned

Part IV - Towards a Second Irish Republic

9. Facing the Challenges

Values for a Second Irish Republic

An Emerging Reform Agenda

What Model Do Irish Citizens Want? Political Economy Options

Conclusion: An Active Citizenry

10. Achieving the Second Republic

Towards a Second Republic

Balance of Political Forces

Civil Society Mobilises for Change

Towards an All-Ireland Republic?

Conclusion: Ireland and Models of Capitalism

Index

References.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849646987

1849646988